The Navy's new frigate will be obsolete from the start. It's not great, but it is what we have, and if many can be built a ...

Since entering service in 2008, Legend-class cutters have shown they are formidable ships, and they have a proven design.

The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate ...

The fundamental concept behind the new frigate is sound, and the Navy’s goal of having the first one built in three years may ...

The U.S. Navy has canceled its original plans for the Constellation-class frigate program, limiting it to just the two ships already being constructed.

The decision by the US at the end of 2025 to cancel the Constellation-class frigate for a new FF(X) design caught many by ...

Crew members examine a propeller of a U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class National Security Cutter, a design that is informing the U.S. Navy's future Frigate class. (PO1 Ayla Kelley/Navy) The U.S. Navy is ...

Japan’s New Mogami-class frigate, combined with deeper cooperation with Australia, could help New Zealand secure its maritime ...

After finishing my last article on the inability of the US Navy to build frigates, I was hopeful that I could have a bit of a break before the next crisis in ...

"The U.S. Navy will lead the design of these ships," the president said Monday, "along with me because I’m a very aesthetic person." ...